Adams Square (BERy station)

Adams Square

Adams Square station in 1897
Coordinates 42°21′36.65″N 71°3′25.99″W / 42.3601806°N 71.0572194°W / 42.3601806; -71.0572194Coordinates: 42°21′36.65″N 71°3′25.99″W / 42.3601806°N 71.0572194°W / 42.3601806; -71.0572194
Line(s) Tremont Street Subway
History
Opened September 3, 1898[1]
Closed October 28, 1963[1]
Services
Preceding station   Boston Elevated Railway   Following station
One-way operation
Tremont Street Subway
One-way operation
Main Line Elevated
1901-1908

Adams Square was an underground streetcar station located at Adams Square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. An unusual northbound-only station with a unique layout, it served streetcars in the Tremont Street Subway from 1898 to 1963 plus Main Line Elevated trains from 1901 to 1908. It was largely demolished and covered in 1963 during construction of Boston City Hall.

References

  1. 1 2 Belcher, Jonathan (27 June 2015). "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district 1964-2015" (PDF). NETransit. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

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